David Moyes warns Premier League culture is shifting — and Everton’s minutes plan for Tyler Dibling shows the fallout

david moyes says the Premier League is undergoing a consequences-first reset: short tenures and rapid dismissals are reshaping managerial careers and, in some cases, influencing how clubs handle emerging players. That argument sits behind his defense of several under-fire coaches and his promise that Tyler Dibling, the 20-year-old Everton signing, will see increased minutes as the club navigates this unsettled landscape.

David Moyes frames a new cost of churn: stability versus instant reaction

Moyes has publicly argued that clubs that stick by managers are likelier to enjoy sustained success and organizational stability. He namechecked FA Cup-winning Oliver Glasner and his own Blues predecessor Sean Dyche — noting Dyche spent just 114 days in charge at Nottingham Forest — to underline what he sees as a growing impatience in the game. Moyes extended that critique at Finch Farm on Friday, pointing to the criticism aimed at Crystal Palace after a 1-1 playoff draw away to Polish side Jagiellonia Białystok in the Europa Conference League, despite Palace having been FA Cup winners. He described that criticism as "incredible" and suggested some departures are driven by factors outside immediate results, including situations where a manager might not be staying beyond the season.

Event details embedded: who has gone, who’s under pressure, and where Everton fit

In the opening weeks of 2026 several high-profile departures have landed: Sean Dyche was dismissed by Nottingham Forest, Thomas Frank left Tottenham Hotspur, and Enzo Maresca parted ways with Chelsea. Moyes highlighted those moves while preparing his side for a Monday match against Manchester United at Hill Dickinson Stadium. He also praised Brighton & Hove Albion’s Fabian Hurzeler — having commended him after Everton’s draw at Brighton last month — and suggested Hurzeler could be a future Germany manager. Moyes said some people entering the coaching profession may have to accept short tenures are part of the job now.

Tyler Dibling: minutes, numbers and Moyes’s promise

Moyes has also turned the conversation in-house: he insisted Tyler Dibling will receive more game time between now and the end of the season after a slow start. The 20-year-old joined Everton for around £35m in the summer and has made 17 appearances totalling just north of 500 minutes, with only four starts in the Premier League. Dibling has started in both the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup but is still waiting for his first goal contribution for the club. Moyes said the player is "beginning to learn a lot more about us" and will be given increased opportunities as the campaign progresses.

How the Manchester United fixture shapes immediate choices

Everton face a Manchester United side now led by caretaker Michael Carrick after the departure of Ruben Amorim. Moyes praised Carrick’s recent form: Carrick has taken four wins and a draw in his last five games in charge. The fixture is also colored by recent history — Everton beat United in late November with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford despite being reduced to 10 men after Idrissa Gana Gueye was sent off in the 13th minute for striking teammate Michel Keane; Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored the only goal just before the half-hour mark. Carrick has acknowledged the challenge of playing at Everton away and described Moyes’s teams as hard to play against, noting the fixture’s historic difficulty and the demands of a new stadium trip.

• Everton’s short-term roster decisions (who plays and when) are being made against a backdrop of faster manager turnover across the league.
• Managers dismissed in the opening weeks of 2026 include Sean Dyche (Nottingham Forest), Thomas Frank (Tottenham Hotspur) and Enzo Maresca (Chelsea).
• Top three at the start of the weekend — Arsenal, Manchester City and Aston Villa — are being led by some of the longest-serving managers in the top flight.

Here's the part that matters: Moyes is pitching longevity as a form of success in a market that increasingly rewards immediate change. If that framing holds, clubs that resist short-termism may alter transfer and rotation plans, including giving players like Dibling more measured integration rather than rushed judgement.

What’s easy to miss is the cumulative effect of these shifts: managerial churn changes how clubs evaluate both coaches and young players, and can accelerate decisions about playing time and personnel that might otherwise have waited for longer-term assessment.

• Moyes’s public defense of managers suggests Everton will prioritise internal continuity over knee-jerk reaction.
• Tyler Dibling should expect stepped-up minutes through the remainder of the season as part of that continuity plan.
• Immediate confirmation of any longer-term changes is unclear in the provided context; club actions over the coming weeks will signal whether Moyes’s approach prevails.

The real test will be whether longevity demonstrably translates to silverware or improved league stability; Moyes said he is "in awe" of managers who clinch trophies over long periods and presented his own tenure as an example of that path. For now, the coming fixtures — including Monday’s match at Hill Dickinson Stadium — will be a practical stage for these competing philosophies.